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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bhagawangola<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.3324|N|88.3067|E|display=inline,title}} <br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 742135 (Bhagawangola)<br />
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Murshidabad]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Bhagabangola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhagabangola]]<br />
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'''Bhagawangola''' is a village, with a police station, not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, in the [[Bhagawangola I]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Lalbag subdivision]] of [[Murshidabad district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Bhagawangola was an important river port on the Ganges in the 18th century. It was 18 miles from Murshidabad. As a result of its strategic location it became an important trade and commerce centre. Bhagawangola controlled the trend of market prices in the entire region till Calcutta Port took over towards the end of the 18th century.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Socio Economic Development: A Case Study of Bhagawangola I and Bhagawangola II Blocks of Murshidabad District in W.B. | first = Arindam| last= Chattopadhyay| journal= Background of the Study Area | publisher = Review of Research, 2012 |citeseerx = 10.1.1.300.8564}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
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===Location===<br />
Bhagawangola is located at {{coord|24.3324|N|88.3067|E|display=inline}}. <br />
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==Civic administration==<br />
===Police station===<br />
Bhagawangola police station has jurisdiction over [[Bhagawangola I]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad | work = Table 2.1 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 17 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | archive-date = 29 July 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> <br />
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===CD block HQ===<br />
The headquarters of [[Bhagawangola I]] CD block are located at Bhagawangola.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 27 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
[[State Highway 11A (West Bengal)|SH 11A]], runs from Bhagawangola to Raghunathganj.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 4 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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[[Bhagwangola railway station]] is situated on the [[Lalgola and Gede branch lines|Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/lalgola-sealdah-memu-63104/21749/1171/1164#st | title = 6314 Lalgola-Sealdah Memu | work= Tie Table | publisher = Indiarailinfo |accessdate = 21 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Murshidabad District}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Murshidabad district]]</div>>Chandan Guha